Robert Menendez escaped conviction on corruption charges this year thanks in large part to the Supreme Court’s 2016 McDonnell standard demanding clear evidence of a specific quid-pro-quo. But that’s all the more reason for voters to exercise their own electoral judgment, and now they have new evidence to judge Senatorial sleaze as Mr. Menendez seeks re-election. Late last week the Senate Ethics Committee—three Democrats and three Republicans—released a four-page letter that “severely admonished” Mr. Menendez for abusing...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 29, 2018 21:56 UTC